\chapter{Introduction}\label{ch:intro}

This project aim to deliver a robust quadrotor based UAV platform with NAVCON – a small embedded navigation/control PCB board newly developed by SSIS. It fuses the GPS and the MEMS inertial sensors on the DSP core to provide practical solutions to control and stablise the UAV. The NAVCON can be employed directly when developing the UAV formation flying technology with this project. By having UAVs as test platform, the cost will be minimised in comparison to failed in action on Cubesat. 
This project is cooperation with UNSW Canberra and the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW, directed by SSIS. The outcomes of this project will provide for not only testing the space relative navigation receivers, but also will potentially allow strapdown of a space mission payload to the UAV counterpart, which can complement the space missions by: (1) rapid deployment for specified/emergency services; (2) real-time response to emergency services; and (3) more flexibility to local area services, when the space system is not available.
The project plans to conduct the following main research activities:


Chapter~\ref{ch:background} explains the background for this document.
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